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Global News Alert - October 21, 2010
Oct 21, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
New York Times- Coalition Routs Taliban in Southern Afghanistan by Carlotta Gall
Voice of America- Simple, Deadly Afghan Bombs Frustrate High-Tech US Solutions by Al Pessin
Foreign Policy- What was the CIA thinking? by Joshua Foust
Christian Science Monitor- Want to know how the war in Afghanistan is going? Watch Kandahar by David Francis
Pakistan
New York Times- Pakistan Averts Clash Over Judicial Appointments by Salman Masood
Bloomberg- U.S. Consults Pakistan on Role in Afghanistan-Taliban Reconciliation Talks by Nicole Gaouette
NPR- For U.S. Troops, Peril On The Afghan-Pakistan Border by Quil Lawrence
Washington Times- Obama to visit Pakistan in 2011 by Ashish Kumar Sen
Agence-France Presse- CIA says Al-Qaeda in Pakistan hit hard in US attacks: report
Iraq
Wall Street Journal- WikiLeaks Prompts U.S. Alert to Iraqis by Julian Barnes
New York Times- Iraq Prime Minister Visits Egypt and Iran by John Leland
Agence-France Presse- Iraq PM Maliki predicts new govt 'very soon'
CNN- Soldier charged in comrades' deaths
Iran
Los Angeles Times- Turkey rebuffs U.S. pressure to slash trade with Iran by Paul Richter
Voice of America- Iran Increasing Enriched Uranium Stockpile
Washington Post- Iran secretly trying to establish banks in Muslim nations by Glenn Kessler
Agence-France Presse- Ahmadinejad, Saudi King hold more phone talks: IRNA
World
Reuters- Activity detected at North Korea nuclear test site: report by Jeremy Laurence
Reuters- Chavez and Ahmadinejad say united to change world order by Robin Pomeroy